The Crusade is a series of events that occurred to the end of the 11th Century to the late 12th Century that consisted of thousands of devout christian followers. There were seven Crusades in total that had been established by Pope Urban II in 1095 as a response to the advance of Muslim forces in the “Holy Land” known as the Mediterranean or middle east in today’s society. These Crusades were an attempt to cleanse or stop the advancement of Muslims in the Mediterranean‚ many christians fled to Pope
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Throughout the 16th century‚ the Roman Catholic Church wielded substantial power‚ allowing it to control and influence society. This was facilitated by the education of various fields that fell under the jurisdiction of the Church. Since the bible was the basis for church ideology‚ it was also the foundation of all knowledge with priests controlling the content. Supporters of their doctrine were compensated whiled opponents were fearful due to the consequences carried out. In this way‚ by controlling
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Distrustful‚ argumentative‚ creative and highly competitive‚ Michelangelo Buonarroti was a sculptor of genius. Ross King’s awe-inspiring book Michelangelo And The Pope’s Ceiling tells the story how this genius sculptor created one of the greatest treasures of The Renaissance‚ the ceiling frescos of the Sistine Chapel. King draws a written and interesting portrait of Michelangelo that includes family‚ his fellow artists‚ his chaotic life and times in a thirty-one chapter book. As King points out
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How did the Plague impact Feudal Europe? The plague was one of the most horrific pandemics in human history. It was an infectious disease that was caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis. The plague has killed 75 to 200 million people. It was either infectious through breathing around someone who was infected‚ or by direct contact. The plague created a series of religious‚ social and economic disturbances‚ as well as affect the course of European history. The plague hit religious communities
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thought that influenced the American colonists in the mid-eighteenth century; defined a just society as one in which all citizens willingly gave up their private interests to the common good. It is a theory inherently opposed to hierarchical and authoritarian institutions such as aristocracy and monarchy. Radical Whigs are the ideas of these British political commentators influenced American political thought in the mid-eighteenth century; criticized the corruption and arbitrary power of the monarch and
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Why did the fascists come to power in Italy in 1922? Fascism came to power in Italy in 1922 due to a number of different factors. The roots of fascism can be found in the failure of a whole political class and system to resist authoritarianism and it was a start of a big mistake made by the Italian government‚ even though allot of people thought Mussolini forced his way into power‚ in actual fact he was invited into parliament by an incompetent and underestimating liberal party (Giolitti) who
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United States‚ Italy‚ and Germany in the 19th century. The fall of Napoleon in the early 19th century had awoken a spirit of nationalism and sparked the unification of many countries around the world. The Congress of Vienna restored territories conquered by Napoleon‚ but it distributed land in ways that methodically kept certain territorial areas from uniting to form large‚ possibly powerful countries. Nonetheless‚ people across Europe fought for unification. For some – like Italy – unification
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In Europe‚ the years following the destruction brought on by World War II‚ were filled with supply shortages‚ political upheaval and economic instability. On March 1‚ 1947‚ Secretary of State‚ George C. Marshall. attended a meeting of Foreign Ministers in Moscow. During this meeting‚ Secretary Marshall became convinced of Moscow’s willingness to exploit the turmoil in order to further its expansion of a Communist ideology throughout Europe. To combat the expansion of Communism‚ he began developing
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Influence of Humanism on Italian Art During the Italian Renaissance ‚ humanism played an important role in influencing the artist of that time in their paintings and what they drew. The definition of humanism is the denial of any power or moral value superior to that of humanity; the rejection of religion in favor of a belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts. This means that many of the philosophers‚ scientists‚ and artists of that time started to reject the
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Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists to ever live. He was known as a sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ and poet. He lived during the time of the Italian Renaissance in 1475-1564. He was born in Caprese‚ Italy which was a tiny village nearby the city-state of Florence‚ and his Dad was the mayor. He went to school‚ but focused on art rather than education. As a young child he was fascinated by all of the painters and sculptors. When he was 13 his father let him work for the Ghirlandajo Brothers
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